The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 654:

She couldn’t even find someone to vent her anger on properly.

At that moment, the elevator chimed softly, and the doors parted. Ethan, Brenna, and Patrick emerged side by side. Patrick strolled between them, clutching their hands. They looked like a family of three.

The sight made Minna’s blood boil.

Ethan turned to Brenna, his voice calm. “So, have you picked a floor yet?”

Brenna’s and Minna’s eyes locked for a split second—Minna’s brimming with malice, Brenna’s calm. With an easy shrug, Brenna answered, “Either works. I’ll choose the 58th floor.”

Ethan flashed a warm grin. “Why don’t you move your office up to the 99th floor? We could work side by side.”

stuck together 24/7, we’ll be sick of each other in no time.

Brenna swept her gaze over the layout, already rearranging furniture

phone rang. She walked toward the window to

into action. She hobbled toward Ethan with exaggerated effort, groaning

through worse injuries without flinching. But this wasn’t about pain; it was about pride and persistence. Men like Ethan didn’t come around

wide, innocent eyes. “If she’s really hurt,” he said loudly, “shouldn’t she go to the hospital or something? Why’s she

Minna’s cheeks flushed a deep red, humiliation boiling beneath her skin. It was

𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨 — 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙖𝙩

took him in—his perfectly styled hair, his expensive little outfit—a bold, ridiculous thought

held

said, her voice cracking with desperation. “My

as glance her way. Instead, he replied to Patrick’s earlier question with lazy indifference, “She is a secretary who pulled strings to get into the